What's the difference between encode and encodeComponent?

encodeURI leaves reserved characters like : / ? & = untouched. encodeURIComponent encodes everything except letters, digits, and a few safe characters — use it for individual query values.

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URL Encoder & Decoder

Percent-encode or decode strings — plus a live URL parser that breaks any URL into its parts.

encodeURIComponent

Input

Encoded

hello%20world%20%26%20other%20%2B%20things%3F

Live URL parser

Protocolhttps:

Hostweb-toolbox.in

Pathname/search

Search?q=json+diff&sort=new

Hash#top

Query params

qjson diff

sortnew

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